Morgan L.Lucid and Mary J. Lucid - Page 11

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          based on the same plans as Brendan.  The agreement stated in                
          part:                                                                       
               6.  Upon completion of the new yacht Kanter at its                     
               expense (including payment of any custom charges and                   
               duty) shall transport it to San Francisco and                          
               commission the yacht in the water.  Sea trials if                      
               required by Lucid shall be paid for by Lucid.  Lucid                   
               shall transfer title of Brendan to Kanter and in                       
               exchange Kanter shall transfer title of the new yacht                  
               to Lucid.  * * *                                                       
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               14.  It is understood that since Kanter has agreed to                  
               replace the hull of Brendan by constructing a new                      
               yacht, it is the intent that the new yacht's                           
               specifications and equipment in every case must meet                   
               but not exceed those for the yacht Brendan.  * * *                     
               On July 19, 1989, petitioners informed Kanter Yachts that              
          they were anxious to put the problems involving Brendan behind              
          them.  Petitioners stated:                                                  
               We were at a Marine Medicine meeting last week at Univ.                
               of Calif. Med school which was very good and raised our                
               urgency about getting back on the water and cruising.                  
               Our winds have been delightful this summer and we miss                 
               not sailing.  There will be so many things that will                   
               need to be done befroe [sic] we can cast off our lines                 
               but we will continue to be patient.                                    
               By 1989, petitioners were no longer enthusiastic with                  
          respect to the professionalism or acumen of Kanter Yachts.  To              
          ensure that Kanter Yachts did not build the new boat, Trinity,              
          with the same flaws as Brendan, petitioners: (1) Hired an                   
          independent third party to inspect the new hull during                      
          construction as well as to inspect the factory; (2) flew from San           
          Francisco to Canada on a monthly basis to personally inspect the            
          ongoing construction of the new vessel; and (3) wrote                       



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